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The Go Masters

Original title: Mikan no taikyoku
  • 1982
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
192
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The Go Masters (1982)
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Ten years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his Chinese rival meet in China to play a game of Go (loosely described as an Asian version of chess).... Read allTen years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his Chinese rival meet in China to play a game of Go (loosely described as an Asian version of chess). It soon becomes evident that the Chinese master's son is the most talented player that th... Read allTen years before the outbreak of the Second World War in Asia, a Japanese Go master and his Chinese rival meet in China to play a game of Go (loosely described as an Asian version of chess). It soon becomes evident that the Chinese master's son is the most talented player that the Japanese master has ever encountered, and he convinces the boy's father to let him bring... Read all

  • Directors
    • Ji-shun Duan
    • Jun'ya Satô
    • Shu'an Liu
  • Writers
    • Tang-tong Ge
    • Fumio Kônami
    • Hong-zhou Li
  • Stars
    • Rentarô Mikuni
    • Misako Konno
    • Nobuko Otowa
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    192
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ji-shun Duan
      • Jun'ya Satô
      • Shu'an Liu
    • Writers
      • Tang-tong Ge
      • Fumio Kônami
      • Hong-zhou Li
    • Stars
      • Rentarô Mikuni
      • Misako Konno
      • Nobuko Otowa
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations

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    Rentarô Mikuni
    Rentarô Mikuni
    • Rinsaku Matsunami
    Misako Konno
    • Tomoe
    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    Hideji Ôtaki
    Yoshiko Mita
    Yoshiko Mita
    Tsukasa Itô
    Jun'ichi Ishida
      Peng Du
      • Guan Xiaochuan
      Zongying Huang
      • Kuang Yuanzhi
      Danping Shen
      Danping Shen
      • Xiong Ahui
      Guanchu Shen
      • Kuang Aming
      Daolin Sun
      • Kuang Yishan
      Shaokang Yu
      • Dr. Zhang
      Lei Zhang
      • Xiao Ahui
      Keiko Matsuzaka
        • Directors
          • Ji-shun Duan
          • Jun'ya Satô
          • Shu'an Liu
        • Writers
          • Tang-tong Ge
          • Fumio Kônami
          • Hong-zhou Li
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        the many facets of friendship and love across the years and miles
        I have been searching for this film for years. My husband and I saw it 20 years ago at the Seattle Film Festival. We both agreed that it was the best film we had ever seen. We still talk about it and I would love to locate a copy to buy for him.

        The film tells the story of the effect of war on two families. There are several scenes which are heart-breakingly beautiful, as they depict the depths of forgiveness and hope which the human spirit can reach. The cinematography is reminiscent of a David Lean film; in fact, we went to see this film because a reviewer called it "an Oriental Doctor Zhivago".

        If you get a chance to see it, go for it.
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        • Release date
          • April 20, 1984 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • Japan
          • China
        • Languages
          • Japanese
          • Mandarin
        • Also known as
          • Mistrzowie go
        • Production companies
          • Beijing Film Studio
          • China Film Co-Production Corporation
          • Daiei Studios
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        • Runtime
          2 hours 3 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono

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